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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
THE BIGGEST CONTRACT YET.
Possibility of the knights of Labor Tact
ling Uncle Samuel.

ling Uncle Samuel.
BROOKLYN. N Y, Jan 21.-The Eagle
publishes the foil owing: The Knights Of
Labor have taken the initiatory steps in q
movement which promises to be the most
serious they have undertaken. 1t is no less
than a hattie for recognition from the ma
tionsl government Late Wednesday well
dressed man walked own the main street Of
the Brooklyn navy yard and entered the
Office of the equipment officer, Capt Whit.
ing. To the officer he refused his name, but
said: Il am from Branch 40 Of the knights y
He then handed Capt. Whiting a paper
bearing set of grie vances dated Nov. 26,
1886. II stated that the sail makers EN-.
ployed by the government are hired at @
lower rate than sail makers outside, and the
foreman employed incompetent men as
first t-class mechanics at ST less than union
rates outside. Capt Whiting forcibly de-
MED this aud said that the grievances were
unjust: The representative said;
know nothing about how YOU conduct
things, | was only sent by the order to sub.
nit the grievances
'You can return to your order" retm ned
the officer, and tell them that those griev.
ances are set of lies throughout"
Whiting then went up into the sail loft and
calling the men about him said: ''If any
man has a grievance he should come to me
and not waste time going to the knights Of
Labor for the government would not recog.
nlze them
1t is well known that nearly every mar
employed in the navy yard belongs to the
knights, and the fight which has just been in
augurated with the government will be
watched with great interest
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
STAYING AWAKE NIGHTS
To Make Their Records the Inter
State Commerce BiII-Congress in Brief

To Make Their Records on the Inter
State Commerce BiIl-Congress in Brief
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2l.-A veto of
the bill granting pension to William Dick
ems was received hy the senate Thursday
from the president The ground of the veto
is that the beneficiary had already been
granted pension by the pension office a
petition was presented from St Louis busi.
ness men asking the repeal of the internal
revenue laws. A bill was reported for the
completion of the monument to the mother
Of Washington. Blair gave notice that he
would ask action next Tuesday on the resolu-
ton fo a constitutional amendment granting
woman suffrage The conference report on
the electoral count bill was objected to- The
senate then went into executive session, aud
when the doors reopened, adjourned
A resolution was introduced in the house
requesting the treasury to inform the house
OF the total Indebtedness Of the subsidized Pa
clfic railways to the government and what
will be the effect of the house bill for the
payment of this Indebtedness by installments
Favorable committee reports were presented
for the admission as a state of Washington
territory. suppression of the Opium traffic:
completion OF monument to Washington
mother The bill was passel for the protec-
ton of owners of letters patent on designs
against their use by other persons without
permission of said owners. The bill increas-
ing to $50 per month the pension for total
deafness was amended so as to require thai
the deafness shall have resulted from in juries
received in the line of duty, and pending ac-
ton on the hill the Interstate commerce Ia i
came up, and the discussion was resumed,
taking pretty much the same direction it did
in the senate. A night session was held to
continue the debate which lasted until 1G.jj
O'clock when the house adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2l-Ths follow
ing nominations have been confirmed br the
senate: F. A. Reede. to be assistant solicitor
of the treasury; W. J.. Maginnis, chief Just
Ice supreme court, Wyoming: W. B. Bur
nett, attorney for southern district of Ohio
J. B. Caldwell, of Indiara. To be deputy sec
"nd auditor of the treasury; T. H. Leslie, of
Kentucky, to be governor of Montana; Il.
" Ross, Of Illinois, IN be recorder of gen
erai land Office; S Fl Calhoun, collector IN
ternai revenue, district of Nebraska: Oney
CaIstarphen, of Colorado. to be surveyor
general of Colorado
Pcstmasters: Ilinois-E Smith, Carroll
ton: j. W Toler, Carbonate; ]. S. Palmer,
Duquoin; s. S Jack, Decatur; J. Culbertson,
Deiavan; W. Il. Miller Monticello Iowa
Il. I. Scringeon, Belle Plain; S. L. Hervey
Ceuterville: T Y. Motto, Odabelt. Mime
seta-M. Sullivan, Marshall; C. B. Ander-
son, HImbrOta; A l. Waller, Paramount.
Wlscon5in-P II. Carney Waukesha; J. ].
French. Sparta; K. McGregor, River Falls;
c. Zhiier, Sheboygan, G. W Allen Stur-
geon Bay Michigan B. Carb, Hill .dale
H. D. Pugh, Lansing; L. p Zent, Sturge5,
l. H. Glover, Cassapolis. Ohio-W H. Gil
iespie, Dayton; J. c. Riley, Cincinnati
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

JOHN T. PIATT. the greenback labor
representative from this district. is ac-
cuSed of the grievous charge of voting
for Col. William R, Morrison for United
States senator. While the ARGUS feels
like complimenting Mr.. Piatt upon his
good sense in this respect and admits
that it is agreesbly surprised. Senator
Streeter and his party organ here, are
greatly inceused aud propose forth>
with to run Mr. Piatt out of
their party The gentleman from
Henry evidently voted for Mr.
Morrison from purely conscientious no
tives. and not to repay in any measure
the recalcitrant democrats who placed
him in his present position. Every fair
minded and unprejudiced man must ad'
NIT, that in the matter of fitness and
ability for the senate, Col. Morrison over
shadows Charlie Farwell or any other
candidate whose name was Dallotted for
before the legislature He is one of the
brightest and ablest men in congress, and
the state of Illinois could not have hon>
ored herself greater than by electing him
senator. And speaking of Morrison and
the senatOrship at his time, vividly re-
calls to mind the treacherv of A j.
Streeter during the last legislature He
was elected by democratic votes and pro-
fessed allegiance to many democratic
principles. But at the critical moment
he forsOok his friends, suked in his tent,
and allowed the republicans to elect John
A. Logan. when, on several occasions his
vote would have elected William R. Nor
rison. Had Streeter possessed the cour.
age and political intes esrlty of John T.
Piatt, Mr.. Morrison would have TODAY
been United States senator from the
great state nf Illinois.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
FISHERMEN In PERIL.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES ENDANGERED
BY A BREAKUP OF ICE.

Buffalo Greatly Excited by an Unusually
Early Loosening of the Ice-king's Bonds
Only One Life Lost So Far rs Known,
and Two Men Missing-Other Mishaps.
BUFFALO, n Y, Jan. 2I-'The ice is
breaking, look outr' was the terrible warn
ing echoed by nearly 500 fishermen on this
aad of Lake Erie, Thursday. A stiff SOU
wester prevailing seemed to have blown the
water down the lake, and packing The ice
upheavel it. The older men read in the
dread words terrible fate and made their
way to land. Taking the cue, the others
followed The ice at the entrance to the her-
bor and along the south shore drifted down
the river, leaving large spaces of open water.
between the hardy fishermen and land A
large number reached shore in safety, but
many are believed to have persisted All of
the afternoon anxious watchers scanned the
lake and river trying to discern some signs
of life on the many floating cakes of ice
From the board of trade building early in
the afternoon several figures were seen run
ming along the ice, and sigh OF relief es-
capped the watchers when the men
were seen to gain the break
water. by dark fully dozen men
could be seen on that refuge. Lower down
in the river watchers saw dogs with sleighs,
but without owners, floating down on large
cakes of ice to the sure death that awaited
them at Niagara falls. Two fishermen who
made their way tc land reported having
passed a man several miles out who was
seemingly injured. They attempted to bring
him with them but failed and were obliged
to abandon him in order to save themselves
A telegram from Darby, n Y, to the
chief Of police states that two men and a
team who were engaged in ice cuttingat Stur-
geon Point, twelve miles above here, are
missing. This is the earliest breakup ever
had on this end of the lake, and was sur
prise to every. All sorts of rumors are rife.
and it is not believed that the total loss of
life will be known for several days. The
fishing grounds extend up about thirteen
miles, and many men were at the upper end
1t is believed, however, they escaped to the
Canadian shore
LArER-It is now believed that all the men
carried away on the ice were rescued by
boats from the shore, except one old man,
who fell into the water while trying TO jump
into a boat.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

JOHNSON. of Whiteside county, seconded
the nomination of Morrison for senator at
Springfield, and pointing his finger at the
republican side of the house asked: "Will
you vote for the silver dollar or with the
gallant soldier who followed the flag of
Illinois where it led on bloody fields side
by side with him who is now cold in the
grave2 Call up the shade of General
Logan if you will. Ask him his choice
between the two and then after voting,
go home, and. with husky voices and
bowed heads, answer TO those who have
sent you here" These sentiments are
worth remembering.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan u. 21.-Congressman
King has given to the press his statement of
the occurrence in the barber shopof Wizards
hotel, when CuthberJ Jones abused him. He
says Jones had a friend with him, and acted
as though he was armed, and that everything
in his conduct indicated that his purpose was
to provoke fight, in which he could have
some excuse for assassinating him king.
Mr.. King says he himself was not armed
else at one point, when Jones put his hand
on his hip, he would have felt perfectly
justified in killing him, but was not
to be betrayed into an ARRAY where
he surely would have been killed himself
He also denies that he has ever spoken in
sultingiy about Jones mother, but asserts
that Jones whole cause of qulrrel with him
is his opposition to Jones appointment to a
position abroad by the present administra-
tion. Jones is an outlaw in Louisiana and
frenzed by that desires to take Kings life,
the latter believes. Mr.. King has received
innumerable letters from friends urging him
to wipe out Jones insults with blood, but
will not say what he will do. 1t is believed
that the case will furnish first-class trag-
edy here before long
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
New Advertisements.
Shorthand Writing

Taught by mail. Young men have only 10 lear,
shorthand 10 make il a sure so Tree of profit. senl
stamp for pamphlet and specimen. W. W. HUI
TON. Pttsburg, Pa.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS.
4 Cleveland Mother Kills Five of Her
Children and Hangs Herself.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 2l-A horrible
murder was committed here Thursday morn
ing between and $ O'clock James Caba-
lex is we'll carpenter living'on Inde-
pendence street, near the city limits. Thurs
day morning he and his son went to work
shortly before O'clock The mother. An
toinette had been out of temper at the break
fast bic and had refused to talk to her hus-
band. Directly after breakfast she sent
Henry, her i5-year old son, to a grocery
near by, and still another son to the milk Ge-
POT. When they returned they copld not
get into the house. Going into the back
yard they saw james, Il years old, in a
closet, bleeding from sixteen wounds in his
left side. They FASTENED away and called
their elder brother, who had gone off with
the father, and, returning, the three boys
forced an entrance to the house.
They discovered Tony an s-year-old girl.
bleeding from dozen cuts in her left side
On the floor near by were Mamie, ) years
old; Antoinette, years old, and Willie, s
months old, all dead from dreadful stabs near
the heart. A bloody pair of shears told the
story. A hunt was made for the mother.
She was found in the cellar, hanging from a
rafter, dead She had killed her three chill
dren, mortally injured two others, and had
then suicided The two children who were
still alive were removed to a neighbor's
house, but they will die No cause for the
terrible dead is given. The husband does not
think that his wife was crazy
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
OUTRAGE BY PlNkERToN MEN.
Angry at Lot of Annoying Boys They
Fire and Kill One

HoBokES. y. J., Jan. 21.-Three Pinker-
ton detectives who were on duty protecting
the men at work at the coal sheds here fired
on a group of boys Thursday, killing one. a
l4year-old lad named Tommy Hogan. A
crowd Of small boys had been snowballiug
the Pinkerton men. when Hogan and 10
year-old companion, who were returning
from work, came up and stood watching the
play. The detectives were very angry and
according TO the bysJanders, deliberately
drew their revolvers and took aim at the
boys. One of the men, it is alleged, pointed
his revolver at Hogan, although he had not
participated in the Snow balhng, and fired
The ball penetrated the boys right eye and
he fell TO the sidewalk and soon expired The
other two men fired several times. seven
Shots in all being heard. Two of the detect
ives ran away, but the third stood and
lighted his pipe in the presence of the dying
boy. The men were recognized and all three
arrested Their names are Patrick Sheeney,
Samuel Niff and Daniel Cahil About an
hour before the shooting occurred Mayor
Cleveland wen, to Commissioner of Police
Iilden and demanded that the Pinkerton
men be removed Mr. Iilden refused to
obey his Instructions, and this detectives are
still on duty
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Dr George F
Shrady, who is attending the Rev Fathe
McGlynn, with the consent of his patient
has made statement as to the priests condi
ton. He says DR.. McGlynn is too ill to g
TO Rome, and was so when he received th
first order, the physician having told him h
must not go. as his health would rot permi
of 1t. Archbishop Corrigan is charged witt
knowing this fact, yet representing DIR, Nc
McGlynn as disobedient, and suppressing tn
fact that he was unable to undertake tn
journey. Dr. Shrady says tnat while DR. Nc
Glynn is not dangerously i'll he must be KEEP
quiet. and no one shall see the clergyman i
he can help it He also denies the report tina
MrGivnn has been ''unfrocked.n
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
A MERRY ASSAULT.
THE ICE PALACE AT ST. PAUL
SCORNS TO SURRENDER,

Aud the Onslaught Makes Night Brilliant
with Fiery but Harmless Projectiles-A
Decided Improvement on Last Years
Dispiay-Ths Fire King Has a Little
Adventure.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

palace was Illuminated in colors from the in
terror, while on every turret at intervals
along the battlements blazed electric lights,
forming magnificent crystal picture. In
side the grounds was throng of people, and
for distance OF several blocks around the
park We're acres of upturned faces toward
the blazing palace. The street crossings, va
cant lots, telegraph poles and housetops pre-
sented a living and shouting picture.
Around the walls of the palace were ar
ranged snowshoe and toboggan clubs, uni
formed, to the number of 1900, each club
armep with 100 Roman candles with which
to repel the assault of the Fire King.
A few minutes after S O'Clock the blazing
chariot of the king, surrounded by body
guard of fiambeau bearers, folio wed by, Z, 800
uniformed members of snowshoe. toboggan,
ski and kjelka clubs of this and neighboring
cities, passed the gates and surrounded the
palace and its guard. The demand for sur
render being scorned, a bomb shot from the
interior, exploding high in the air, was the
signal for onslaught Instantly the air be-
came a blazing, burning mass of fireworks
Hundreds of bombs ascended from mortars
within the walls, bursting in the heavens in
all imaginable colors and dissimulating their
beauteous, variegated darts above the con-
tending armies, From all the battlemsnts as
cended rockets The polar bears and lofty
statue of the Ice King were ablaze with fire,
while every one of more than 4 900 men were
shooting various colored Roman candles with
ceaseless activity The air was one blaze of
different colored fire, while the booming of
mortars and the explosions of bombs made
the salvos of numerous artillery grand be
yond description.
The whole scene was far more beautiful
than last years display, and not only the
residents but visitors were delighted. Never
before was such a picture realized. The ele-
ments of success were all present Tenss
of thousands of people in one solid mass
looked on in enthusiastic wonder After the
storming the combined forces of the Ice King
and the Fire King made parade through
the brilliantly illuminated streets of the city
The only accident of the evening was the dis
astrous end of the Fire Kings chariot. This
was carriage of literal fire in colors The
lights were supplied by gasoline, and this
took fire, and suddenly the whole was wrapped
in flames. The king and his attendants caught
fire, and were compelled 10 hastily dismount
and roll in the snow 10 eytinguish the flames
on their garments.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
HADES In MICHIGAN.
A SECTION OF COUNTRY THAT NEEDS
RADICAL PURlFICATIoN.

Legislation Proposed to Stop the Traffic in
yirtue-GirIs Hunted with Blood
Hounds-Awfui Slaughter of Her Five
Children by n Cleveland woman-Mur-
der by Pinkerton Guards.
LANSING, Mich, JAN 2l.-A most start
ling and distressing story of depravity and
vice has been laid before the house Judiciary
committee by Representative Breen, of
Menominee. 1t confirms and adds to the
charge that there has been regular trade
in young girls between Milwaukee and Chi
cago and mining regions of the upper Penin-
sula. Mr.. Breen says the houses of the
camps into which these girls are inveigled
can not be adequately described There is no
escape for the poor creatures. In one case
that has been fully investigated girl escaped
after being shot in the leg and took refuge in
a swamp Dogs were started on her trail
and she was hunted down and taken back to
the den. In another case a girl escaped while
dance was on at the shanty she had been
iured into. After several days and nights of
privation she made her way to an island near
the shore on Lake Michigan, where man
named Stanley lived But the dogs and
human bloodhounds trailed her. Stanley
was overcome and the girls taken back The
law now provides for the Imprisonment of
only one year in case of conviction of any
connection with this traffic. 1t is proposed
to amend by making the penalty five years,
and q bill to that effect has already been
favorably reported.
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Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
Took the Wrong Medicine.

OSHKOSH. Wis, Jan 21-Dr Jacot
Hoover, prominent physician of Omro
Wis was found in his bed Wednesday morn
ing in stupor, and die1 in a few minute:
afterward. 1t was ascertainei that the de-
ceased went to bed Tuesday night complain
ing of pain in the region of the heart About
3 O'Clock he called for his medicine case, and
took what was supposed at the time to be a
dose of lobelia. Later on it was discovered
that the medicine taken was sconite, which
caused his death. The coroner's inquest rem
lered verdict of accidental death
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
To Change the Date of Inauguration

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2l.-The house
Judiciary committee had under consideration
Thursday the resolution passed by the senate
last session, providing for constitutional
amendment changing the date for inaugural
ing the president of the United States from
March to the last Tuesday in April The
matter was referred to subcommittee con-
sisting of Tucker, Collins, and Caswell. Mr..
Grain has introduced resolution fixing the
date at the last of December, and providing
for longer sitting of congress.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
CHALLENGED TO THE ISSUE.
What Henry George Has to Say to Arol
bishop Corrigan.


NEw NoRK, Jan. 2l.-In this weeks ISSUE
of his new paper, The Standard, Henry
George says:
In the last issue of The STANDARD ma de
in an article to which | attached my sigma
ture, statement that Archbishop Corrigan
had, in the last campaign, endeavored
through priests of his diocese to defeat the
call for constitutional convention He has
been quoted as saying to Herald reporter
that the statement was false, and to q
Tribune reporter that it was ridiculous. Such
denials are too vague to call for specific re-
ply. But | am not in the habit Of lightly
making statements of this kind, and this
statement / now reiterate.
''if Archbishop Corrigan sees fit to deny
over his own signature the assertion / make
over mine, and, in language which gives
room for no equivocation, declares that be
did not use his influence against the consti-
tutional convention by communicating with
priests of his diocese for that purpose. will
give authority for my statement, or publicly
rptrart il
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
No Irial Neesled in the Case.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2l.-Word is received by
telephone from White Plains, N. Y, that
William E. Mead, while standing on the
street Thursday was attacked by two men
and shot dead. The men ran away, but
were overtaken by policemen, and in the
fight which enslied, both were killed. Their
names are not learned. The policemen al =
lege that the two men committed suicide
Tools and masks found upon the bodies Of
the men indicate that they were burglars. 1t
is supposed that Mead. detected them in try
ing to rob his Store and that this led to their
shooting him
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

TORONTO, Ont, Jan. IA special to The
Mali from Ottawa says; 1.-The officials at the
fisheries department here look on the Bel,
mont fisheries bill as game of bluff, and say
it is poor return for six months free use of
the Canadian fisheries, under the promise OF
the president of the United States that fish.
cries commission would be appointed at the
next meeting of congress, which promise waa
not carried out
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

PHuLIrsBURG, n. j., Jan. .l.-A letter
received mere says that the furnace at Boon.
ton, Morris county, Is now in operation, ami
that the Boonton rail and, rolling mill,
which have been idle for eleven years, will
be started about the middle of March
Three-fourths OF the stock of the mills wa
until recently owned by wealthy widow
who for some reason objected to putting To,
works in operation She was recently mar
ried to a wealthy Bostonian, and subse.
guently disposed of her interest to parties
who are now preparing TO open the mills.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

Smoke always tells which way the
wind blows" that's true. And the hap
py woman, who was cured of chronic
headache by using Salvation oil, might
be excused for telling the good news to
the entire neighborhood.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
Killed One and Wounded -Four.

NEWPORT News, Va, Jan. 2l-One Of
the large grain elevator boilers of the Chesa
peake & Ohio railway exploded at O'Clock
Thursday afternoon, tearing the brick boiler
house to pieces. At the time OF the expIo
sion five men were within the building San,
uel Robinson, assistant fireman, was killed
W. McRea, fireman, was terribly scaldei;
David Scott, Richard Jordan, and William
Narcese, cclored laborers, were badl,
burned. The damage TO the elevator l.
IS 0N0
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21

RALEIGH, N. G., Jan. Ex-Governor Scales
has received telegram from Knoxville that
detective there has arrested Bingham, the
deaf mute, murderer Of Miss burlington, but
is unwilling to surrender him until the legis-
lature has passed a bill, now pending, to in
crease the reward for his capture from $500
tn ST0
Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-01-21
-Four Bodies Terribly Mangied.

VNCENNEs, Ind, Jan. 81 The boiler in
a saw-mill owned by jackson Norris, located
in Daviess county, three miles from Wash
ington, exploded Thursday morning, killing
Norris, his two grown sons, Frank and John,
and William McAteo Their bodies were terri
bly, mangled The mill and machinery were
totally wrecked. Portions of the boiler were
carried 400 feet from the scene of the eatas-
trophe